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O.S. and int. vs ext. drives .....

O.S. and int. vs ext. drives .....

2000-09-22 by Loring Weinkauf

Hi. I've recently acquired an EMAX II , and I have 
a bad O.S. disk. I'm wondering where and how to get a new
one, or make one ? Also, is there a disk compatability list
(fixed and removable) for the Emax II ? I can get computer peripherals
wholesale, and was wondering if it might be feasable to use a 
newer SCSI hard disk. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

      On a side note, I own several other synths/modules 
(Casio VZ-10M, Yamaha SY-77, Roland D-50 and Juno-106, Korg Triton)
and would be happy to provide any info on those to anyone who might 
need help or otherwise. Thanks in advance !

Loring
analog@...

Re: [emax] O.S. and int. vs ext. drives .....

2000-09-22 by John Joseph Silveria II

>      Hi. I've recently acquired an EMAX II , and I have 
> a bad O.S. disk. I'm wondering where and how to get a new
> one, or make one ? Also, is there a disk compatability list
> (fixed and removable) for the Emax II ? I can get computer peripherals
> wholesale, and was wondering if it might be feasable to use a newer SCSI
> hard disk. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

E-mu use to have a list of E-III compatible devices and most, not all, of 
them worked with the Emax II. I'm not sure if it's still on there website. 
The Emax II has a 540 Mb partition limit, if you by a drive any bigger 
the extra space will go unused, also the Emax II is not combatible with 
drives that "spin down". The biggest drive I have heard that has worked 
is a Quantum Lightening 730. I bought a Quantum Fireball 500 and it 
did not work. My suggestion is to find an older Conner drive no bigger 
than 540, that gives you the best chance at success.

My recomendation is to get a Syquest removable drive like the 44, 88, 
200 or EZ-135 and EZ-Flyer 230. I use the 135 and 230 and they work 
flawlessly and with only a 13ms access time they are as fast as a real 
HD so you can boot from them too.



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